North Carolina State Senate District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-047
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
047
Land Area
2,693.9 sq mi
Water Area
8.89 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Madison County449.62 sq mi16.7%100.0%
Ashe County426.26 sq mi15.8%100.0%
Caldwell County344.45 sq mi12.8%73.0%
Yancey County312.59 sq mi11.6%100.0%
Watauga County312.44 sq mi11.6%100.0%
Avery County247.34 sq mi9.2%100.0%
Alleghany County234.84 sq mi8.7%100.0%
Mitchell County221.25 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Haywood County145.10 sq mi5.4%26.2%

Showing all 9 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cove Creek CDP8.54 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lenoir city8.45 sq mi0.3%40.6%
Beech Mountain town6.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Boone town6.31 sq mi0.2%98.9%
Foscoe CDP5.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Spruce Pine town4.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Valle Crucis CDP4.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Marshall town3.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blowing Rock town3.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canton town2.88 sq mi0.1%76.9%
Hot Springs town2.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sugar Mountain village2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sparta town2.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Jefferson town2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seven Devils town2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jefferson town2.08 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Mars Hill town1.99 sq mi0.1%94.7%
Banner Elk town1.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Linville CDP1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Burnsville town1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grandfather Village village1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Canton CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cedar Rock village1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clyde town0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bakersville town0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NC District 5113,82455.6%15.3%48.9%
NC District 1190,84744.4%12.2%51.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
158,928
Active Voters
139,023 (87.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,22419.6%
Republican62,97039.6%
Unaffiliated63,66640.1%
Other parties1,0680.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,200 (3.3%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–2024122,019 (76.8%)11,437 (7.2%)31,492 (19.8%)
2021–202284,994 (53.5%)9,074 (5.7%)26,769 (16.8%)
2019–2020108,210 (68.1%)22,368 (14.1%)24,715 (15.6%)
2017–201875,938 (47.8%)8,382 (5.3%)12,764 (8.0%)
2015–201684,035 (52.9%)19,285 (12.1%)28,151 (17.7%)
2013–201455,126 (34.7%)8,986 (5.7%)15,492 (9.7%)
2011–201270,398 (44.3%)16,927 (10.7%)25,959 (16.3%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
207,317 (± 1,916)
Median Age
44.6
Median Household Income
$56,869 (± $1,802)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,59215.7%
18 to 64126,53661.0%
65 and over48,18923.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,5596.1%
White, not Hispanic184,58089.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,4031.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1270.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1390.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3630.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8582.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
203,658
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
171,114

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic193,86495.2%
Hispanic9,7944.8%
White185,16390.9%
Black3,3601.6%
Asian9990.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1200.1%
Two or More Races1390.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic165,31396.6%
Hispanic5,8033.4%
White158,16892.4%
Black4,1492.4%
Asian1,3420.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4850.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.0%
Two or More Races1200.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).